The Veldt Test

What ultimately happens to Peter and Wendy at the end of the story?

• They are punished for their actions

• They are sent to live with their grandparents

• They remain in the nursery with the veldt scene

• They apologize to their parents

What literary device is predominantly used to create suspense in "The Veldt"?

• Flashbacks

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

• Symbolism

The Veldt is also _____________ in the story.

• The nursery

• African people

• lions

• The psychologist

The Veldt is written in which person?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

Which word means an African grassland?

• paranoia

• jaunt

• awry

• veldt

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following would be considered ironic about the situation in Ray Bradbury's short story, "The Veldt"?

• The house is called a HappyLife Home.

• Peter and Wendy are twins.

• David McClean is a psychologist.

• George and Lydia are worried about the nursery.

Which one of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing in the story?

• "They almost got us!" Lydia says when the lions run towards them at the beginning of the story.

• At dinner they ate alone, for Wendy and Peter were at a special plastic carnival.

• "What is that?" Lydia asked.  "An old wallet of mine . . . there were drops of saliva on it. . ."

• "Those screams- they sound familiar."

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is being inferred by the following line from the end of the story?  "And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar."

• They heard the screams of the children

• They heard the scream of vultures

• They heard the lions dying in the virtual world

• They heard their own screams

What is the main theme of 'The Veldt'?

• A) The dangers of technology

• B) The beauty of nature

• C) The importance of family

• D) The power of imagination

Which character in 'The Veldt' is a psychologist?

• A) George Hadley

• B) Lydia Hadley

• C) David McClean

• D) Peter Hadley